Space heating apparatus



March 7, 1950 H. M. JORDAN SPACE HEATING APPARATUS Filed Aug. 17, 1948V/////////////// Q 4 A A 4 T A 4 A w l v f A a o 2 0* 4 A 5 n o g o w &Q j ES A A A A a A Q I Q Q 4 A 2 A m Huey M. Jordan INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 7, 1950 sPAoE HEATING APPARATUS.

Huey M. Jordan, Nemacolin, Pa. Application August 17, 1948, Serial No.44,669

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in a space heating apparatus and the principal object of theinvention is to facilitate heating of space by heat generated during thecompression of a gas, such as air, thus eliminating the conventionallyemployed burners and other combustion devices.

This object is achieved by the provision of a space heating apparatuswhich embodies in its construction a motor driven gas compressor, areservoir and a plurality of heat distributors, the heat generated inthe gas compressed by the compressor being distributed by the heatradiators throughout the space which is to be heated. The invention isparticularly adapted for use for heating homes, oihces, and the like,and important advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction and in its adaptability for efficient, continuous servicewith the minimum amount of attention.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may be apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

The figure in the drawing is a cross sectional view of a buildingshowing the heating apparatus installed therein.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail. the referencecharacter It) designates a building including a basement l2 and aplurality of rooms l4, l6 which are to be heated, the heating apparatusbeing designated generally by the reference character i8.

The heating apparatus l8 embodies in its construction a compressed airtank 20, preferably housed in the basement [2 and providing what may bereferred to as a base for an air com-v pressor 22 driven by an electricmotor 24 through the medium of a belt drive 26.

The compressor 22 is provided with an inlet pipe 28 which, in turn, isconnected by means of a T 30 to a duct 32 communicating with the tank20, while a further duct 34 extends from the T 3|] and carries an aircleaner 36 communieating with the atmosphere. An inlet shut-ofi valve 38is provided in the duct 34 between the air cleaner 36 and the T 30,while a circulation shut-off valve 40 is provided in the duct 32 betweenthe T 30 and the compressor 20, as will be clearly apparent.

Suitable heat radiators 42, 44 are installed in the various rooms [4,56, these radiators being connected together in series, as indicatedat46, and also being connected in series to the compressed air tank Ziland to the air compressor 22-as indicated at 48, 59, respectively.

The conduit 50, of course, communicates with the exhaust of the aircompressor 22, and when the invention is placed in use, the air inletvalve 38 is opened while the circulation valve 40 is closed, so thatwhen the compressor is energized by the motor 24, substantial airpressure will be built up in the conduits 5B, 46, 48, in the radiators42, 44 and in the tank 21!.

Thereupon, the valve 38 is closed and the valve 40 is opened, so thatcomplete, uni-directional circulation of compressed air from thecompressor 22 is established through the conduits 59, 46, 48 and throughthe radiators 44, 42, to the tank 29 and then to the air compressor.

In this manner, the heat generated in the compressed gas (air) will passthrough the radiators 42, 44 and will be distributed thereby into thespace (M, I6) which is to be heated, as will be clearly apparent.

If desired, a suitable thermostat 52 may be installed in one or more ofthe rooms l4, I6, this thermostat being electrically connected, as at54, to the motor 24 so that the motor becomes energized and ceases to beenergized automatically in response to the rise and fall of temperaturein the various rooms.

Moreover, the radiators 42, 44 may be provided with a by-passillustrated at 56 in association with the radiator 42, the by-pass beingequipped with a shut-ofi valve 58 while additional shut-off valves 60,62 are provided in the supply and delivery conduits immediately adjacentthe radiator, so that by simply opening the valve 58 and closing thevalves 69, 62, the heated air may be diverted through the by-pass 56without heating the room l4. Alternatively, by closing the valve 58 andopening the valves 60, 62, the heated air will pass through the radiator42 rather than through the by-pass, as will be clearly apparent.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure, and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a space heating apparatus, the combination of a motor driven gascompressor including an inlet port and an outlet port, a compressed gasreservoir having an inlet port and an outlet port, a heat radiator, adelivery conduit extending from the outlet port of said compressor tosaid radiator, a return conduit extending from the radiator to the inletport of said reservoir, a pipe extending outwardly from the inlet portof the compressor, a T-coupling having one arm thereof mounted on theouter end of said pipe, a tube connecting the outlet port of thereservoir to another arm of said coupling, a. shut-ofi valve on saidtube. and a second shut-off valve provided on the remaining arm of thecoupling and adapted to communicate with the atmosphere, whereby air maybe admitted to said compressor selectively from said tank and from theatmosphere through the medium of said valves.

HUEY M. JORDAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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